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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2000
Robert V. Vickers, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Winner International Royalty LLC, Sharon, PA (US);
Abstract
An anti-theft device for locking the foot pedal of a vehicle against depression toward the underlying floorboard of the vehicle comprises a base for engaging the floorboard beneath the foot pedal, a tubular body extending upwardly from said base and having an upper end spaced above the pedal arm and a slot extending from the base toward the upper end, a locking rod slidably received in the tubular body and having a hook extending outwardly through the slot and providing an upwardly open recess with said body for receiving the foot pedal arm, and a key operated lock for releasably holding the locking rod in a position relative to the tubular body in which the hook precludes displacement of the foot pedal toward the floorboard.